Unearth vs Dredge - What's the difference?
unearth | dredge |
To drive or draw from the earth.
To uncover or find; to bring out from concealment; to bring to light; to disclose.
To dig up.
Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as:
# A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds.
# A dredging machine.
# An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea.
Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water.
to make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge
to bring something to the surface with a dredge
(Usually with up) to unearth, such as an unsavoury past
to coat moistened food with a powder, such as flour or sugar
A mixture of oats and barley.
As verbs the difference between unearth and dredge
is that unearth is to drive or draw from the earth while dredge is to make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge or dredge can be to coat moistened food with a powder, such as flour or sugar.As a noun dredge is
any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as: or dredge can be a mixture of oats and barley.unearth
English
Verb
(en verb)- to unearth a secret
References
*Anagrams
*dredge
English
Etymology 1
(Dredging) From (etyl) dreg-boat'' (from (etyl) *''drecg(e) ) or alternatively from (etyl) dregghe, probably ultimately from the same root as drag.Noun
(en noun)- (Raymond)
Verb
(dredg)Etymology 2
From (etyl) dragie, via (etyl) from (etyl) .Verb
(dredg)Etymology 3
(etyl) dragge, (etyl) .Noun
- (Kersey)
